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Jagannath Temple, Koraput name Jagannath Temple, Koraput native_name ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର, କୋରାପୁଟ ଶାବର ଶ୍ରୀକ୍ଷେତ୍ର map_type India Orissa map_caption Jagannath Temple in Odisha coordinates 18.81061°N, 82.7092°W country India state Odisha location Koraput deity Lord Jaganath architecture Hindu temple architecture year_completed 20th century CE Amarnath, Kedarnath, Baisnodevi, Pasupatinath, Prithviswar, Sri Govind Jiu, Srikrushna Janma Bhoomi, Bhootnath, Prayag Rajeswar, Bramhasila, Kashi Biswanath, Biraja, Kali, Kamakshi, Badrinath, Dwarakanath, Rameshwar, Somanath, Puskar, Srinath, Mahakaleswar, Haridwar, Bithalji, Maukhalingam, Sri Kurma, Barahanrusingha, Sri Balaji, Ayappa, Minakshi, Srirangam....

Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh name Jagannath Temple, Nayagarh country India state Odisha district Nayagarh location Nayagarh deity Lord Jagannath Jagannath temple at Nayagarh, Odisha, India, was erected by Vinayak Singh Mandhata in between 1788 and 1808 AD. It is unfinished, the architect of this temple was the father of the poet Yadumani. Jagannath temple at Laxmi Prasad area was erected by Jadunath Mangaraja, a king of Khandapada. It was reconstructed in 1972 by one Sri Nilakantha Sahu....

Jai Shri Ram !Ram in Ayodhya Jai Shri Ram (IAST: ) is an expression in Indic languages, translating as “Glory to Lord Rama” or “Victory to Lord Rama”. The proclamation has been used by Hindus as an informal greeting, as a symbol of adhering to Hindu faith, or for projection of varied faith-centered emotions. The expression was used by the Indian Hindu nationalist organisations Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and their allies, which embraced the slogan in the late 20th century as a tool of increasing the visibility of Hinduism in public spaces and went on to use it as a battle cry....

Jai Siya Ram !Ram-Sita Jai Siya Ram (or Jai Siyaram) is a Hindi expression, translating as “Glory to Sita and Rama”. Sociologist Jan Breman states that it was used as “a greeting of welcome in the countryside since time immemorial”. Worship Jai Siya Ram is used while worshipping Ram and Sita. It is often used during the recital of Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas and Sunderkand. Many devotional songs with the theme Jai Siya Ram have been sung by singers such as Jagjit Singh, Mohammed Rafi among others....

Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana The Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana (JUB) (जैमिनीय उपनिषद्-ब्राह्मण, ‘) or the Talavakara Upanishad Brahmana (तलवकार उपनिषद्-ब्राह्मण, ‘) is a Vedic text associated with the Jaiminiya or the Talavakara shakha of the Samaveda. It is considered as an Aranyaka. A part of this text forms the Kena Upanishad. Together with the Bṛhadāraṇyaka and Chāndogya Upanishads, it dates to the Brahmana period of Vedic Sanskrit, likely predating the 6th century BCE....

James Cousins name James Henry Cousins pseudonym Mac Oisín, Jayaram birth_date July 22, 1873 birth_place 18, Kevor Street in Belfast, Ireland death_date February 20, 1956 death_place Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India spouse Margaret Elizabeth Cousins James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Irish-Indian writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms, including Mac Oisín and the Hindu name Jayaram. Life Cousins was born at 18, Kevor Street in Belfast, Ireland, the descendant of Huguenot refugees....

Jamia Salafia, Varanasi name Al-Jamia-tus-Salafiah (Markazi Darul-Uloom) جامعة السلفية فاراناسي الهند established 1966 type Islamic university president Maulana Shahid Juanid city Varanasi state Uttar Pradesh country India campus Semi-Urban nickname Jamia Salfia Varanasi Salafiah University website aljamiatussalafiah.org Jamia Salafia, Varanasi (الجامعـۃ السلفیـ) is an Islamic jamia or seminary university located in the city of Varanasi in India. It was set up in 1966 by the Jamiat-Ahle Hadith-e-Hind. The then ambassador of Saudi Arabia to India Yusuf Al-Fauzan inaugurated the Jamia....

Jamia-e-Imania Jamia-e-Imania or the Imania Arabic College (الجامعة الإيمانية) is a Madrasa in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its full name is Majma-ul-Uloom, Jamia-e-Imania. Jamia-e-Imania was established as a Shia Religious Seminary for extended Islamic studies and higher religious education on 15 December 1866/1283 (A.H.) in the city of Banaras (Varanasi) India. It was founded by Moulvi Khursheed Ali Khan), on the proposal of Qazi Maulana Syed Bande Ali Khan the last Qaazi-ul-Quzaat (Islamic chief justice) of Banaras....

Jayanta Bhatta name Jayanta Bhatta religion Hinduism birth_date c. 820 CE death_date c. 900 CE philosophy Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy child Abhinanda home_town Srinagar Jayanta Bhatta (c. 820 CE – c. 900 CE ) was a Kashmiri poet, teacher, logician, and an advisor to King Sankaravarman. He was a philosopher of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy. He authored three works on Nyāya philosophy: one of which is not known, an allegorical drama, and a commentary on Pāṇinian grammar....

Jijnasa Jijñāsā is the ‘desire to know’ in Hinduism. When the jijñāsā or the desire to know the true nature of objects intensifies then one reaches the threshold of jñāna or knowledge about those objects; knowledge. The desire to know is called the sādhya-sādhanā, the desire to know is the very base of knowledge which is an excited state that leads to understanding (paroksha jñāna) which is the beginning point of deeper knowledge (aproksha jñāna)....

Jivatva Jivatva (Sanskrit: जीवत्व) means – the state of life or the state of the individual soul. Jivatva is the state of life of the Jiva (transmigratory individual soul), the living entity, which is a particular manifestation of Atman), the embodied being limited to psycho-physical states, and the source of avidya) that suffers (repeated) transmigration as result of its actions. Until ignorance ceases the Jiva remains caught in experience of the results of actions bringing merit and demerit, and in the state of individuality (jivatva) (Brahma Sutra I....

Jñāna In Indian philosophy and religions, (ज्ञान, ) is “knowledge”. The idea of jñāna centers on a cognitive event which is recognized when experienced. It is knowledge inseparable from the total experience of reality, especially a total or divine reality (Brahman). The root ज्ञा- jñā- is cognate to English know, as well as to the Greek γνώ- (as in γνῶσις gnosis) and Lithuanian žinoti. Its antonym is अज्ञान ajñāna “ignorance”....

Josephine MacLeod name Josephine MacLeod birth_date 1858 birth_place United States death_date 15 October 1949 death_place Hollywood, California occupation Religious activist nationality American yearsactive 1895–1949 relatives Betty Leggett (sister), Alberta Montagu, Countess of Sandwich (niece) Josephine MacLeod (1858 – 15 October 1949) was an American friend and devotee of Swami Vivekananda. She had a strong attachment to India and was an active participant in the Ramakrishna Vivekananda movement. She was given the nicknames “Tantine” and “Jo Jo” by Vivekananda....

K. D. Sethna imagesize 150px name K.D. Sethna pseudonym Amal Kiran birth_date November 26, 1904 death_date June 29, 2011 death_place Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry), India occupation Poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic nationality Indian Kaikhosru Dhunjibhoy Sethna (26 November 1904 – 29 June 2011) was an Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic. He published more than 50 books. He was known by the diminutive Kekoo, but wrote his poetry under nom de plume of Amal Kiran....

Kadavallur Anyonyam Kadavallur Anyonyam is a Rig Veda debate held annually at Kadavallur in Thrissur District, India. In the anyonyam two major Rig Veda schools (known as Vadakke Madhom) based in Thrissur Thirunavayatake part. Over the years, the two Brahmaswam Maths at Thrissur and Thirunavaya developed a healthy and constructive competitive spirit. Kadavalloor Anyonyam is the final examination for the Vedic scholars of these institutions. Place and date !Kadavallur Sri Rama Temple DSC 0730 The Kadavalloor Anyonyam is conducted every year during the first fortnight of the Malayalam month Vrischikam (mid-November) at the Sreeramaswamy Temple at Kadavallur, Thrissur District....